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Published by The Bodley Head, London, 1988, 1st edition. Blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine, no dustwrapper. Oblong format, 8.75ins x 10.5ins, 192pp. Illustrated throughout, nearly all in colour. Inscription signed by the author to the front free endpaper. ""Dearest Henry & Polly, Thank you both for all your wonderful help, with love Mary"". The initials MSW to base of front free endpaper. Also a postcard with the authors address to the head, signed by the author, loosely inserted. VG.

Published by Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, London, 1985, 1st edition. Orange cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under pictorial dustwrapper. 10.75ins x 9.25ins, 152pp. Illustrated throughout with 24 colour images and 123 b&w. Faint scratches to front cover of dw. VG / G+..

Published by Allen and Unwin, London, 1964, 1st edition. White cloth boards, black lettering to spine, red, black and gilt compass image to front cover, under illustrated, priceclipped dustwrapper. 11.25ins x 8.75ins, endpapers as maps, 224pp, 16pp (index). Illustrations in text. Dw rubbed and chipped along the top. VG / G+

Published by John Wright & Sons Ltd, Bristol, 1957, 1st edition. Black cloth boards, silver lettering to spine and front board, silver emblem to bottom of front board, blind stamped roundel with letters JWS to centre of front board, all under grey dustwrapper with blue lettering. 8.75ins x 5.75ins, xii, 192pp plus 12pp illustrations. An 18th century Bristol doctor who sailed around the world, helped rescue Alexander Selkirk, invented Dover's powder and promoted the use of mercury (quicksilver) as a cure-all in his London practice. Previous owners signature to front free endpaper else VG / VG.

Published by Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 1994, 1st edition. Paperback. Illustrated card covers. 9ins x 6ins, 157pp. Illustrated in colour throughout. Spine lightly faded. Useful reference guide. G+.

Published by Academy Editions, London, 1993, 1st edition. Architectural monograph no 27. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine under illustrated dustwrapper. 12.5ins x 10.25ins, 143pp. Illustrated throughout - mostly in colour. Introduction by Kenneth Powell. VG / VG. Nb heavy book (1.5k pre-packing) please check postal costs with seller.

Published by Cassell and Company, London, 1897, 1st edition. Half leather binding with plain pebbled boards.Gilt lettering and decoration to the spine. 10ins x 7.5ins, iv, 1148pp plus colour frontis. Many illustrations within the text. Name to front pastedown has been crossed out. Free endpapers browned. Small gouge to leather on spine. Internally VG, externally G+